Half of shoppers intend to shun Amazon in favour of buying Irish this Christmas

Buying Irish leaves a much smaller carbon footprint as it cuts down on the amount of goods being transported around the globe by international retailers. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

We are just a couple of days into November but Christmas shopping has already begun in many households.

This year, shoppers are thinking green as a study has shown almost 60% of people are planning on doing their gift shopping with Irish retailers.